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H. ROSBNTHAL.

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APPLICATION FILED H1B, 19, 1912.

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HERMAN ROSENTI-IAL, OF NEW YORK, N.Y.

BUCKLE..

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HERMAN RosEN'rHAL, acitizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Buckles; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use thesame.

This invention relates to buckles, and is particularly designed toimprove the buckles now. in use upon any garments of men, such as ytheside straps on trousers and the back upon the waistcoat.

Heretofore the buckles which have been used have the tines thereofarranged opposite to the strip of cloth they are adapted to engage, z'.e., that is, the pull exerted by the buckle is in the direction in whichthe tines extend. This construction often damages the cloth to such anextent that the same becomes absolutely useless by reason of theexceptional strain thereon.

It is the object of the present` invention to overcome thisobjectionable feature by having the tines of the buckle extend in thedirection inwhich the pully is exerted by the strip of cloth which theyengage.. This absolutely, by experiment, eliminates all damage to thestrap engaged thereby and creates a strong, substantial buckle, which,by the elimination of strains thereon, constitutes a permanentconnection between the buckle and the retaining strap.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as hereinaftermore particularly described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the straps cooperating with the buckleforming the subject matter of the present invention; Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section of a buckle and its coperating strap; and Fig. 3 isa perspective view thereof.

The buckle forming the subject matter of the present invention comprisesa plate having an obliquely arranged projection at one terminal thereof,which is provided with Specification of Ietters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15,- 1914.-

Application led February 19, 1912. Serial No. 678,522.

a rectangular opening, which constitutes a keeper for the strapdetachably connected to the buckle, and further provides a means forsecuring the retaining strap which passes through the rectangularopening formed in the body of the plate. At the opposite terminal of theplate is provided a pair of upwardly extending bearings, vbetween whichis pivoted a curved plate, said curved plate being provided with tinesextending toward the rectangular opening formed within said plate.

Reference being had more particularly to the drawings, 10 indicates aretaining or supporting strap which is adapted to be in direct alinementwith a similar strap 11, the free terminal of which is adaptedto beretainedl by the buckle forming the subject matter of the presentinvention.

The buckle constituting the subject Inatter of the present inventioncomprises a plate 12 having formed therein a rectangular opening 13. Oneterminal of the plate 12 is bent upwardly at an angle and forms anobliquepprojection ltwhich is likewise provided with a rectangularopening 15, said opening constituting a keeper for the free terminal ofthe strap 11. At the op posite terminal of the plate 12 is provided aplurality of outwardly extending bearings 16 which are arranged at rightangles to the body of the plate 12. An inwardly curved plate 17 is journaled in the bearings 16 and has formed on its inner surfaces aplurality of tines or teeth 18. The terminal of the strap l0 passesthrough the opening 15k of the projection 14 and is bent upon itselfabout the bar separating the openings 13 and 15 extending through saidopening 13, and is secured to the body portion of the strap 10. The freeterminal of the strap 11 is adapted to pass under the plate 17 andthrough the opening 15 of the projection 14 and be engaged by the tines18 of said plate, and is thereby rigidly retained in c0- operativeposition with the buckle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by U. S. Letters Patent, is:

A buckle comprising a frame provided with a plane base member at one endhaving upwardly bent pintle bearing ears, a curved nn STATES PATENTvornrcn. f 1

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' tongue plate having pintles pvoted. in said of said plate projectingtoward said tuck years at one end of the buckle frame and loop when inclosed position. 1 provided with projecting strap engaging Intestimonyvwhereof I affix my signature prongs, said frame having a crossbar in the in presence of two Witnesses. y Y same planeas the basemember and a tuck HERMAN ROSENTHAL.

loop comprising a bar oset from .the plane Witnesses:

of the base member at the end of the buckle CHARLES S. VILSON,

opposite the tongue plate, and the tongues CEAS. R. SGHRAPS, J1'.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissionerk of, Patents.

Washington, 33.0."

